The Andalucian Friend

Zusatztext “Epic... The Andalucian Friend is a crime novel that mixes familial drama — the Guzman crime family is drawing comparisons to Mario Puzo's Corleones — gang wars! the illegal gun trade! break-the-rules cops and unspeakable violence…The scope of this novel is sometimes astounding and always fascinating.”— USA Today “Scandinavian crime fiction finds a new voice in Alexander Söderberg. . .[a] dark! intricate debut novel.”— Los Angeles Times “[A] tense! accomplished debut. . . . Complex but swift! well-written and often grisly. . .There are enough aspects left unresolved to look forward to at least two more books of deadly peril! with new danger at every turn.” — The Wall Street Journal   “Takes up Stieg Larsson’s mantle in icy! brutal style. . .This adrenalized debut leads you into a European drug ring and introduces an unlikely heroine who’s caught in the crossfire.” — Entertainment Weekly “An enjoyably offbeat thriller about rival gangs fighting over an international drug-smuggling route. . .[Söderberg] writes with feeling about the crushing psychological stress felt by both cops and criminals.”— The New York Times Book Review “A timely thriller [that] adds some gritty saturated color to the minimal black-and-white palette of Nordic noir. . .Intriguing.” — Mystery Scene “Imagine The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets The Sopranos ! then crank up the intrigue and rip off the knob.  Alexander Söderberg has penned an awesome thriller you won't want to miss.” — Brad Thor! #1 New York Times bestselling author of Black List "This gripping crime novel! the first in a trilogy! deserves to stand completely on its own. . .a multistranded plot that holds together as exquisitely as finely wound silk. But! as with the Larsson trilogy! it’s the woman at the center who sparks the engine. By novel’s end! Sophie has realized that 'she was bigger than she had dared to see.' We see it! too! and are ready to follow her anywhere." — Booklist (starred review)   “A tale of cutthroat mob bosses. . .Söderberg writes exceptionally well-drawn and sympathetic characters . . . and has the chops to move a story along with the best of them.”— BookPage “Excellent. . .[A] jam-packed plot.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Söderberg is masterful.” — Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor ALEXANDER SÖDERBERG has worked as a screenwriter for Swedish television. His work includes the TV adaptations of Camilla Läckberg's and Åke Edwardsson's novels. He lives in the countryside in the south of Sweden with his wife and children. THE ANDALUCIAN FRIEND is his first novel. 1 There was something about her that made some people say she didn’t look like a nurse, and she could never figure out if this was a compliment or an insult. She had long, dark hair and a pair of green eyes that sometimes gave the impression that she was about to burst out laughing. She wasn’t; that was just the way she looked, as if she had been born with a smile in her eyes. She went down the stairs, which creaked beneath her feet. The house?--a fairly small, yellow wooden villa built in 1911, with leaded windows, shiny old parquet floors, and a garden that could have been bigger?--was her place on this earth, she realized that the first time she saw it. The kitchen window was open to the still spring evening. The smell coming through the window was more summer than spring. Summer wasn’t supposed to arrive for several weeks, but the heat had come early and not wanted to leave. Now it was just hanging there, heavy and completely still. She was grateful for it, needed it, enjoyed being able to have her windows and doors open?--being able to move freely between outside and in.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Seoderberg, Alexander Soderberg
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.03.2013, delayed
• EAN: 9780307990921
• ISBN: 978-0-307-99092-1
• No. of pages: 742
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense